page_title: Aba, Okayama
hierarchical_section_title: Aba, Okayama
caption_attribution_description: English: Tsuyama city office Aba branch Former Aba village office (1995.3 - 2005.2.27) 日本語: 津山市役所阿波支所 旧・阿波村役場（1995年3月 - 2005年2月27日）
context_page_description: Aba was a village located in the north of Tomata District, Okayama Prefecture, Japan, sharing a border with Tottori Prefecture.
  As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 669 and a population density of 15.90 persons per km². The total area was 42.07 km².
  On February 28, 2005, Aba, along with the town of Kamo, the town of Shōboku, and the town of Kume, was merged into the expanded city of Tsuyama and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
  Most of Aba's area is forest and/or mountains, and its major industries are agriculture and forestry. It has been affected by rural depopulation, leaving it with the smallest population in the prefecture.
context_section_description: Aba (阿波村, Aba-son) was a village located in the north of Tomata District, Okayama Prefecture, Japan, sharing a border with Tottori Prefecture.
  As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 669 and a population density of 15.90 persons per km². The total area was 42.07 km².
  On February 28, 2005, Aba, along with the town of Kamo (also from Tomata District), the town of Shōboku (from Katsuta District), and the town of Kume (from Kume District), was merged into the expanded city of Tsuyama and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
  Most of Aba's area is forest and/or mountains, and its major industries are agriculture and forestry. It has been affected by rural depopulation, leaving it with the smallest population in the prefecture.
caption: Former Aba village hall
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